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Five of the six softball teams in action Tuesday advanced to semifinals later in the week. Bentworth, Chartiers-Houston, Carmichaels, Jeff-Morgan and West Greene advanced to Thursday’s next round, Bentworth & Chartiers-Houston also clinched state playoff berths. On the baseball diamonds, Canon-McMillan made quick work of Seneca Valley while Fort Cherry beat California for the third time in two weeks, both winners moving to Wednesday semifinals. McGuffey softball and both Greene County baseball teams were eliminated Monday.

Charleroi baseball has a quarterfinal match-up Tuesday with Avonworth. Canon-McMillan softball moves to the semifinals with a game against #1 Hempfield. We’ll have both games for you on the WJPA Sports Network and we’re also producing the NFHS Video for both games (subscription required under WPIAL agreements)  Watch/Listen Here

Monday, May 18–Softball Quarterfinals — WPIAL Softball Brackets
2A #2 Chartiers-Houston > #7 Riverside, 4-0  Watch/Listen Here
2A #3 Bentworth > #6 Shenango, 6-1
1A #2 Carmichaels > #7 Sewickley Academy, 1-0
1A #3 West Greene > #6 South Side Area 15-1 (5)
1A #5 Jeff-Morgan > #4 Serra Catholic, 2-1
3A #4 Ellwood City > #5 McGuffey, 3-0

Monday, May 18–Baseball Quarterfinals — WPIAL Baseball Brackets 
6A #2 Canon-McMillan > #7 Seneca Valley, 16-1 (4)  Watch/Listen Here
2A #1 Fort Cherry > #8 California, 11-7  Watch/Listen Here
1A #2 Greensburg Central Catholic > #7 Jeff-Morgan, 4-1
1A #1 Eden Christian > #8 Carmichaels, 12-2 (5)

Tuesday, May 19–Softball Semifinals — WPIAL Softball Brackets
4:45 6A #4 Canon-McMillan vs. #1 Hempfield at West Mifflin, WJPA-AM (1450)  Watch/Listen Here

Tuesday, May 19–Baseball Quarterfinals — WPIAL Baseball Brackets 
3:45 3A #9 Charleroi vs. #1 Avonworth at W&J’s Ross Memorial Park, WJPA.com  Watch/Listen Here

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers didn’t waste time getting back to work with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The four-time MVP quarterback was on the field for voluntary organized team activities just minutes after signing a one-year deal to return for a 22nd season. The signing reunites Rodgers with first-year Pittsburgh coach Mike McCarthy. The two previously worked together in Green Bay, where they won a Super Bowl against Pittsburgh in the 2010 season. Last season, the 42-year-old quarterback led Pittsburgh to an AFC North title, throwing 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Newhook scored his second Game 7-winning goal of the postseason, this time 11:22 into overtime in the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Newhook drove up the left wing and as he approached the circle snapped a shot through a screen that beat goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen inside the far post. Newhook also scored the decisive goal in Game 7 of Montreal’s first-round series win over Tampa Bay. Phillip Danault and Zachary Bolduc also scored for the Canadiens and Jakub Dobes finished with 37 saves. Rasmus Dahlin forced overtime by tying the game 6:27 into the third period. Jordan Greenway also scored. Luukkonen finished with 22 saves.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in a double-overtime classic to open the Western Conference finals. Wembanyama sealed it with a pair of dunks in the final minute, one of them leading to a three-point play as the Spurs stole home-court advantage and beat the Thunder for the fifth time in six meetings this season. Alex Caruso scored 31 points, the second-highest scoring game of his career, for the Thunder. Oklahoma City’s nine-game playoff winning streak dating to Game 7 of last season’s Finals was snapped.